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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7175967 | Heat treatment of multilayer imageable elements Positive-working imageable elements are prepared by providing a first layer and second layers onto a substrate. Both layers include the same or different radiation absorbing compounds dispersed within different polymeric binders. After both layers are dried, they ar... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7066731 | Method for conditioning/heat treatment A method for heat treatment of printing plates includes arranging a plurality of printing plates into a stack, interspersing a plurality of thermally conductive plates at a plurality of levels in the stack, and placing the stack of plurality of printing plates with ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7033526 | Fire retardant foam and gel compositions A composition which retards the spread of fire, protects assets at risk from fire damage and emits a material which aids in extinguishing the fire. The composition may be either in the form of a gel or a foam and may be used to protect any sort of object, such as pe... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6966105 | Process for reclaiming rubber-metal waste For a workpiece having a metal part bonded to a rubber part, a method is devised to separate the metal and rubber parts. A flame is used to heat a portion of an exposed surface of the metal part, while moving the flame relative to the metal part until substantially ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6846176 | Method and apparatus for heating a zone of an elongate tubular article A method for heating a zone of an elongate tubular article. A heat resistant, heat transmitting and heat dispersive shroud material is applied to the zone and a hot gas source is applied to the outside of the shroud material to cause heat to be transmitted through t... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6561797 | Heating apparatus A heating apparatus for heating rigid plastic pipe for the purpose of bending and forming the pipe. The heating apparatus includes an elongate housing that has a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a first end wall, and a second end wall to define an inter... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6526898 | Furnace with radiant reflectors The present invention utilizes radiation reflectors on the refractory wall of a fired furnace opposite the spaces between adjacent tubes. The radiation reflectors focus the reflected radiation from the flame onto the dark side of the tubes. The invention ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6364658 | Partially studded radiant tubes The present invention utilizes extended surfaces, such as studs and fins, on a low-flux surface area of radiant heat transfer tubes in a fired furnace to more uniformly distribute heat flux. The invention increases the overall heat transfer of the tube by... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6257880 | Heater box to bend PVC conduit A heater box to bend PVC conduit in the form of an elongated metal box, split into upper and lower portions and hinged along one side so as to be openable for insertion of a segment of a plastic conduit lengthwise through the box, the box having, at eithe... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6210158 | Method and apparatus for firing ceramic compact A firing apparatus for a green ceramic compact including: a furnace; and a firing tube provided in the furnace with a given space from the side wall of the furnace. The bottom end of the firing tube can be placed on a first stage loaded with a casing cont... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6129256 | Reflow furnace for an electronic assembly The invention provides a reflow furnace for an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly comprises a printed circuit board and a device on the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has solder at a first area near the device and a metallic su... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6033213 | Heater for bending plastic pipe An apparatus for heating plastic pipe includes an outer housing having distal first and second open ends and a diffuser plate mounted inside of and spaced apart from the top of the outer housing. An inlet extending through the housing is positioned for di... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5853289 | Gas-supplied pipe heater The present invention is a pipe heater that uses a combustible gas burner to provide heat to the pipe. The gas burner permits the heater to be portable and to be used in remote locations where a source of electricity is not readily available. The heater c... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5477847 | Heating device A heating device including a first exothermic member disposed below a subject to be heated for preventing heat radiation from the subject while heating the subject from below, a second exothermic member disposed above the subject for preventing heat radia... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5213497 | Semiconductor processing gas diffuser plate Disclosed is a baffle apparatus for insertion into a semiconductor wafer processing furnace to diffuse processing gases that are injected into the furnace by an injector nozzle. The baffle apparatus comprises: a diffuser plate assembly having an upper end and ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5169351 | Shadow mask heating apparatus for color CRT of the flat faceplate type A shadow mask heating apparatus for a color CRT of the flat faceplate type includes upper and lower heated platens, each provided with heating means therein. One of the platens includes a plurality of mask support elements having a predetermined height ra... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5080582 | System for curing epoxy in a fiber optic connector A system is disclosed for curing epoxy in a fiber optic connector. An oven has a receptacle for receiving the connector with an exposed length of an optical fiber projecting therefrom. A heat conductive sheath is positionable on the connector about the op... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5052923 | Oven for partial heat treatment of tools An oven for the partial heat treatment of tools, for example, twist drills, omprises a first section, which contains the heating chamber that is constantly at the desired operating temperature. A second section for the loading and unloading and the quenchi... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5024599 | Semiconductor processing apparatus for creating back pressure within a quartz furnace tube Disclosed is a semiconductor processing furnace flow restricting apparatus for insertion into a longitudinally elongated semiconductor wafer processing furnace to create back pressure to increase residence time of processing gases within the furnace. The ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4981435 | Device of quartz glass A device of quartz glass for receiving or holding work pieces to be heated in a furnace, a region of the device projecting into the hot furnace zone having an arcuate part with a beginning of curvature and an end of curvature, which is enclosed by a vesse... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4971554 | Multi-nozzle surface mount rework system Apparatus for rapidly and precisely removing and replacing surface mount devices without disturbance to nearby devices on a printed circuitboard, the invention utilizes a multiple nozzle arrangement wherein nozzles arranged for reciprocating motion one ea... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4968247 | Cam operated clamp housing for injection molding heaters A clamp housing for cylindrically wound heaters, particularly for an injection molding nozzle heater has a slit that permits changing the effective diameter of the housing and it is actuated by an axially extending cam pin that can be easily adjusted from... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4961805 | A method for severing and sealing sections of material A preheater assembly for softening a selected portion of plastic stock material prior to severing and edge sealing is disclosed. The preheater assembly includes a pair of opposed preheaters, each having a heater tip connected to a source of heated air. Th... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4934929 | Method and apparatus for high temperature surface treatment of materials A method and an apparatus for treating materials in a combustor are disclosed. A pair of axially aligned slide gates extend longitudinally through the combustion chamber of the combustor. The innermost ends of the gates abut when the gates are closed, wit... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4934930 | Heat roller fixing device and image fixing method A heating roller having a surface layer of Teflon.RTM. and a pressing roller having a surface layer of an elastomeric material are held rotatably against each other for fixing a full-color toner image to a toner carrier therebetween. The ratio (1/V) betwe... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4891009 | Apparatus for holding workpieces In an apparatus for mounting workpieces or substrates for transport between a receiving or issuing station and a coating station in the interior of a vacuum coating chamber and for the control of the temperature of the workpieces during cathode sputtering... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4859176 | Heater clamp for injection molding A clamp for securing a heater element to an injector barrel that includes a tube disposed about the heater element having a slit extending along the entire length of the tube which forms slit edges extending between ends of the tube. Clips extend about th... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4856989 | Preheater for heat-sealing system for plastic containers A preheater assembly for softening a selected portion of plastic stock material prior to severing and edge sealing is disclosed. The preheater assembly includes a pair of opposed preheaters, each having a heater tip connected to a source of heated air. Th... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4830611 | Process for welding a railway rail, aluminothermic heating blocks for use in the process, and method of making said aluminothermic heating blocks Aluminothermic heating blocks for use in heating metal objects, such as rails, and methods for their manufacture are disclosed. The blocks are made by setting a mass of particulate aluminum, iron oxide, heat absorbing material, alkali metal silicate binde... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4600378 | Steel strip heating furnace and method A steel strip heating furnace has a movable wall which can be positioned closer or farther away from the transverse edges of the steel in order to adjust the heat radiation applied to the opposing edges of the steel. The movable wall extends parallel to t... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4599069 | Substrate holder for molecular beam epitaxy apparatus For use in placing a semiconductor substrate in molecular beam epitaxy apparatus, a holder comprises a heat conductor member opposite to a substrate. The substrate is received in a space formed in a supporting member and is in engagement with a flange por... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4591374 | Apparatus for equalizing the temperature of conveyor rolls in a glass-tempering furnace The invention relates to an apparatus for equalizing the temperature of conveyor rolls in a glass-tempering furnace, said furnace comprising a thermally insulated housing (1) confining a heating chamber (8), conveyor rolls (4), extending horizontally betw... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4571176 | Bucket wheel valve The invention relates to a bucket wheel valve heated by hot gas flowing through an axial gas chamber in a rotor which is spaced axially from the side walls of a housing. The spaces between the rotor and the side walls are screened from the exterior in the... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4567676 | Double-jet, hot-air generator for spectacle frames A hot-air generator to facilitate execution of work on plastic spectacle frames, having two axial, parallel and opposing hot-air outlets.... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4549866 | Method and apparatus for applying heat to articles and materials A heating device including a flame burner (40) and a nozzle (52) into which the flame (50) from the burner (40) is directed and in which process air is mixed with products of combustion from the flame; the nozzle (52) having hot gas discharge openings (10... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4529381 | Radiation shield and method for shielding a furnace convection section Apparatus and method for substantially blocking the "line-of-sight" between a radiant section of a furnace and a convection section positioned above the radiant section, while at the same time permitting flue gases from the radiant section to travel subst... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4515562 | Apparatus for applying heat to a portion of a pipeline The present invention relates to apparatus for applying heat to a portion of a pipeline, particularly a pipeline carrying natural gas, for the purpose of curing a heat shrinkable plastic sleeve used to repair leaks in the pipeline wall. The apparatus comp... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4504223 | Soldering device for radiator tanks A soldering device for radiator tanks comprises a large number of burner nozzles disposed along the entire width of and directed to the soldering area. Cooling pipes are provided on burner tables which can be adjusted so that the radiator can be inserted ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4504008 | Method and apparatus for reflowing solder stripes on articles A conveyor 21 rapidly advances a series of workholders to move printed circuit board connectors 10 mounted therein along a short insulating rail section 37 and a second long cooled rail 31. Presoldered leads 13 overlaying contacts pads 14 are heated to te... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4494462 | Thaw shed heater Heating apparatus is described that is particularly adapted for thawing frozen particulate material in railroad hopper cars. The apparatus is a low profile, fuel-fired heater adapted for installation between rails traversed by the hopper cars within a tha... | 01/22/1985 |
